--- binutils/README	2018/04/24 16:07:01	1.1.1.2
+++ binutils/README	2018/04/24 16:07:13	1.1.1.3
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 These files are some GNU utilities for operating on binary files.
-Note that GNU make, which used to be included here, is now distributed
+GNU make, which used to be included here, is now distributed
 in a separate tar file.
 
-Report bugs in these programs to bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu and use
-the date of the main source file as a "version number" for the
-program.
+Report bugs in these programs to bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu.
+Please note in the bug report which version of the binutils you are
+using.  Prior to version 1.7, the versions were identified by the top
+line of the ChangeLog.
 
 Define USG with `-DUSG' when compiling these programs to run on system V.